Salman Agah | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

Salman Agah | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 265

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Salman Agah discusses growing up in San Jose, the "don’t tell Salman skate jam”, skating for Real Skateboards, pioneering switchstance, getting on Powell Peralta, going from Real to The Firm then to Black Label, winning SOTY in 1993, why he was never a video part guy, leaving Black Label & going back to Powell, opening Pizzanista & having locations around the world, inducted into the Skateboarding Hall Of Fame and much more!
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Salman Agah
00:01:11 Opening Pizzanista & having locations around the world
00:31:31 Growing up in San Jose & finding skateboarding
00:39:38 getting on Powell Peralta
00:47:29 his Early sponsors
00:50:29 Salman talent scouted Jeron!
00:56:37 The "don't tell Salman skate jam"
01:02:56 The importance of getting on Powell
01:06:45 The development of board sizes and shapes
01:13:48 Pioneering switchstance
01:14:47 Did Salman do the first late shove?
01:23:23 Winning SOTY in 1993
01:33:33 life after SOTY
01:41:11 One of Salman's most embarrassing moments
01:43:55 Going form Real to The Firm to Black Label
01:51:09 Why he was never a video part guy
01:58:13 Leaving Black Label and going back to Powell
02:00:32 Skateboard graphics then vs. now
02:12:36 Inducted into the Skateboarding Hall Of Fame
02:13:25 Big Brother's most beautiful skater
Edited By: Tim Olson & Roger Bagley

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@T_D_ Жыл бұрын

I bought a Salman board in 93 or so. The graphic was an x-ray of his broken arm and there was a small piece of his cast in plastic included with the deck.

@CRASSsk8s Жыл бұрын

🔥

@T_D_ Жыл бұрын

@@CRASSsk8s the graphic was a painting of his arm x ray and I’m pretty sure the deck was put out by Real Skateboards. I just tried googling it but couldn’t find anything. The piece of Salman’s arm cast was slightly smaller than a postage stamp. It was included under the plastic that the deck was sealed in. I had that piece of his cast on my shelf for years. Then it disappeared. No idea what happened to it.

@theJACK__ Жыл бұрын

he had that thing on forever!

@frankmart3339 Жыл бұрын

We need willy santos on the show

@sooperheep Жыл бұрын

For sure, Jeremy Klein too

@thomasrainbow Жыл бұрын

And Lavar McBride

@homeskillet64 Жыл бұрын

Yes please! Get Willy Santos on! I'll pay for gas. -EA

@BradConroy_guitar Жыл бұрын

Yes please.

@passenger-rider Жыл бұрын

@@thomasrainbow 411 VM 1997, Xzibit - Foundation. What a classic, I watched it everyday before skating when I was a kid.

@agostocobain2729 Жыл бұрын

Being Persian, and Azeri like Salman, I'm so proud that he's Persian as well, and with SOTY under his belt, and pioneering switchstance, he jus fuels me with pride. Dude my dad owned a French bakery too, in Pasadena CA. so trippy all the similarities. Salam dadash

@caseyaylward8853 Жыл бұрын

Congrats to Salman for making it through covid with his restaurants. That was no easy feat

@caseyaylward8853 Жыл бұрын

@@danielhollingsworth3701 Is that cuz a lot of pizza shop business is to go?

@MarkAziz33 Жыл бұрын

One of the best Nine Club interviews thus far! Salman had a very strong influence on me when I was younger and was the reason I started skating switch in '91. Love to hear about his continued success with Pizzanista and that he has a family now! Jeron and Salman's history and connection was such a wonderful surprise, and the admiration and respect Dubs has for Salman is undeniable! Thank you Nine Club for giving this legend his flowers!

@museic01 9 ай бұрын

💯💯🎊💯💯🎊💯🎊💯🤠👺🐥🦉🦉

@homeskillet64 Жыл бұрын

I love it when Rog chimes in. It's like hearing the voice of God lol.

@CRASSsk8s Жыл бұрын

💫

@erichanhauser3190 Жыл бұрын

Rog is knowledge. Skate historian. Love it. Kelly is like the 411 archivist. Jeron is Jeron legend. Roberts is a trip. LA courthouse.

@BazSouthern Жыл бұрын

Can tell Dubs really respects Salman Agah

@FarmageddonRecordsOfficial Жыл бұрын

This was a rad one. I’ll never forget all the crazy switch tricks he was doing way back when. I hope you guys eventually get Guy or Natas on in the near future

@reluctyupp85 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Salman for giving props to an unsung hero in Tony Henry 👏🏾 🙏🏾 RIP 👑

@clownbaby415 Жыл бұрын

RIP

@theJACK__ Жыл бұрын

🥀

@c.5266 Жыл бұрын

Loved hangin with this dude at Skate Church! He was always super humble and generous. Killer episode

@gigapus5050 Жыл бұрын

I've heard that about him being super cool and treating everyone like a friend when he was skating a session with people.

@johnbultman7051 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Was hoping this would happen. When you did that "moments that changed skateboarding" the Salman switch immediately came to mind mostly cause I broke my ankle and was forced to skate switch and was pleasantly surprised. Thank you!

@nicolasbaker9601 Жыл бұрын

I was just talking to somebody about the "jocking yourself is a kook move" mentality that used to be in skateboarding. That shit was real man. You could be looked at as a kook just for being hyped on yourself for doing something really sick. It was just bad etiquette and you had to be all cool guy and non chalant. Aw man, if our skate forefathers could only have imagined how social media would change that. Now it's par for the course.

@ruiserrao Жыл бұрын

In 95 I went with my friends from Portugal to Germany for the world skateboarding cup contest, Münster Monster Mastership. The Pro´s were all staying at this big hotel and everybody went there at night to try to get some product or just to see their idols. One night there were hundreds of kids and some were skating on the street in front, some german man driving by gets all pissed, gets out of the car and takes the board from one of the kids. Salman saw it and went to the man and took the board from the man and gave it to the kid. That was super cool! Even Ricky Oyola were psyched on it!

@l8nitekinks Жыл бұрын

this ep only made me realize that we need at least 5 eps with Rodney Mullen like cmon guys holy grail ep for the culture and to be forever archived for the future

@bakersakter Жыл бұрын

"pizza is like skateboarding, there's no rules" Salman Agah 2023

@Stug138 Жыл бұрын

The nine club needs to get natas kaupas.

@humanbrisket7718 Жыл бұрын

Patiently waiting

@Stug138 Жыл бұрын

@@humanbrisket7718 I can't wait to hear Natas story.

@shakeandbreak2938 Жыл бұрын

I had his Rocket Queen board and it changed my skating. Thank you Salman!

@morgellon7877 Жыл бұрын

Awesome interview. I learned a while back Tony Henry (RIP) had the first documented backside noseblunt slide (published right before Hensley's); cool they played some of his stuff on here. I first saw Salman Agah in Label Kills; crazy that him and Jason Adams grew up skating together and were in that video together and that's probably Adams' most well-known and influential part, like almost ten years after Salman was SOTY.

@mc540flip Жыл бұрын

Finally! Salman is rad. I entered a contest in the middle of downtown Phoenix back in ‘94. The Real team (Shawn, Drake, etc.) and some Stereo heads were there (Mike Daher, one of my favorites). I took second place in the 16 and up category. Laura Martin (Cowtown) gave me a shirt and my friends were stoked, congratulating me. I look up and Salman is just staring at me with a slight smile. Stoked! Shawn Mandoli was just stationary in their circle just doing nollie flips over and over so smooth and consistent. Daher got some photos for his Pro Spotlight then. Oh I’d totally buy a complete from Salman and get that free pie for sure!

@passenger-rider Жыл бұрын

Tremendous podcast with a legend like Agah. Would be so cool if you can get John Cardiel. I bet he has some crazy stories to tell.

@ian_gee Жыл бұрын

should have let that moment, between Salman and Jeron, marinate for a few more moments!

@FWDMovementVideos Жыл бұрын

Wow!! This is gonna epic. Thank you guys 🍻

@mariofiref 11 ай бұрын

Saw him skate The Wave by the Sunnyvale Town Center back in 93-94. We were just little skater maggots at the time. He was doing switch front side flips at the top of the wave. The top was like 2 stories up and his flips were like 3ft off the face and bolts everytime. Insane He came and talked to us as we sat on our boards and just watched in awww. He actually kicked down some Esté pants and hats to us. My favorite all time skater

@allanreyes5520 Жыл бұрын

U guys left out his "Arm cast" story.. & Este clothing..great intervw nonetheless

@vitor4130 Жыл бұрын

Really like the episode. I loved what he had to say about filming video parts. Nice one!

@robertblackmore703 Жыл бұрын

Happy for the homie Salman. Happy, humble, kind, legend. ❤

@BentMode1989 Жыл бұрын

Guest!! 🙌🏽

@elmercyperro Жыл бұрын

Skate shop pizza shop concept is brilliant.

@straingoods2090 Жыл бұрын

I met him in Visalia CA in around 1998, he was annoyed I asked him to sign my sticker but he still did, still have it to this day!

@SecretSpots Жыл бұрын

The port-o-potty incident was hysterical!!! 🤣 Salman is a legend!

@WolfWould Жыл бұрын

One of the early Real videos, The Real Video or Reel to Real but his first switch lines, over the hydrant! I wondered who'd win in their prime Kelch vs Agah in a fight. Lol

@morgellon7877 Жыл бұрын

The Real Video. Real to Reel came out in 2001. I don't think he was on Real for the latter; he was in Black Label's Label Kills from 2001, the first video I saw him in.

@WolfWould Жыл бұрын

@@morgellon7877 The Real Video was their first wasnt it? Like Kelly Bird and Mandoli Devera parts? Huf too? Eastern Exposure I think Huf was in back then

@morgellon7877 Жыл бұрын

@WolfWould I'm certain it was. It was before my time. I've watched it online; I watch his part and Gonz' part from it a lot, but I should watch the whole thing again.

@WolfWould Жыл бұрын

@@morgellon7877 I started in about 92 but Kicked around on fish shapes since like 88 just as a kid still riding bmx but around that 92 time I goy my own board so all the videos sometimes run together or out of order in my head. Especially now geez so many clips and videos released daily!

@morgellon7877 Жыл бұрын

@WolfWould I started in 2000, but I rolled around on my sister's old 80's Variflex fish throughout the 90's. I learned ollies and heelflips on that thing before I even really skated; I'd hold myself up with the back of our couch and pretend I was skating, haha. Eventually I broke it and got a popsicle, and my first issue of Thrasher, the Geoff Rowley SOTY issue. I remember that Vans ad where he's lipsliding that massive rail scaring the crap out of me, like making my palms hurt like when I see someone rock climbing or scaling a tall building (I'm afraid of heights). The prospect of getting good at skating seemed like such a daunting impossibility at that time with what I was seeing; I don't even know how kids starting today must feel about it. Stuff today is like superhuman.

@MrSash47 Жыл бұрын

Great episode! I love Salman's perspective on skateboarding, business and life. Thank you!🙂

@maartenderyck1 Жыл бұрын

This is gonna be a good one! Happy monday buddies!

@reluctyupp85 Жыл бұрын

John Reeves did a late shuv it first on video... in Hokus Pokus 1989.

@MegaAppl3 Жыл бұрын

Classic Episode ! One of my favorites, I had the I ❤ Salman tee when I was younger

@petMonster28 Жыл бұрын

Great conversation. One of my favorite skaters of the 90's. Congrats on the HOF, brotha!

@skatechatham Жыл бұрын

I saw Salman in person at least 3 times in 92/93 when he had the cast on his wrist. He was at the Real demo in Toronto at Rudy's Skate Explosion and I think for another event there, then I saw him at Radland's in England in 1993. I wish I wasn't a shy 16 year old at the time, he seems like a chill guy, but in person at the time he was a scary serious looking guy!!

@mjheiting6168 Жыл бұрын

Heater this week 🔥🔥🔥

@longrodlseries Жыл бұрын

Him bringing up the skate camp in the Fillmore brought back memories! Loved skating his shoes. Glad to see Pizzanista been doing so well.

@AtomMachinerule Жыл бұрын

Wanted to hear the back story on the scalping incident.. I'm sure it's a touchy subject but would like to know about it. You guys should make these live so the chat could ask a couple of questions towards the end.

@edwjohnson1 Жыл бұрын

This is my new favorite episode. Thanks guys

@jackhammered Жыл бұрын

Holy Jeebus! Been waiting on this since day one!

@diosgengar Жыл бұрын

I met Salman at a demo(Beenleigh, Australia) in the mid 90s, he was so down to earth. He was ripping, most didnt know he was sk8in switch. Good dude.

@bearchrist2513 Жыл бұрын

Salman is such a good dude!!! worked up at vans skate camp in 2004 and he stayed up for the summer and he was my favorit.e i was a young little shit and he was a fatherly man but like in the best way love this guy forever time for a pilgramage to pizzanista!

@bearchrist2513 Жыл бұрын

☦

@tetheredstar3987 Жыл бұрын

Great episode once again. I saw Salman at a demo in Adelaide many years ago & have been a fan since.

@williep8890 Жыл бұрын

Great episode guys, Salman is such a rad guy 😎

@FredvanSchie Жыл бұрын

So good! One of my favorites so far.

@Rambo29 Жыл бұрын

LET'S GET TOM PENNY ON

@bonez_westoz Жыл бұрын

Such a rad dude , so humble and chill , stories were 🔥, shout out Salman Agah and Pizzanista.... on a second note how many god damn watches did they give you guys cos they aint cheap hahah love you guys , take care from Old buddy Bonez 💚🤙🛹

@AndresRodriguez-yq5iz Жыл бұрын

dope episode, well conducted. It seemed more orderly than other 9C shows. Salman was rad at story telling too. The switch O.G., right here boys and girls 🤙

@jasonschwartz9443 Жыл бұрын

Props to Salman. Pizza shops are in New York City all over the place. Lol. Glad he's putting it up in L.A. like here. We hear you giving Williamsburg, Brooklyn a shout. I skated that statue step curb so many times there. San Jose now on the map a little more. Supposedly about 800 or so young professionals came to NYC for work a year ago specifically from San Jose. All welcome here from the people I met. Nice people. Good vibes.

@BlackMarketHoney Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Great stories! The Sultan of Switch!

@mtgchocolate5641 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite pros. I don’t know how many Salman boards and shoes I had back in the day. Thanks!

@jessiemartinez3056 Жыл бұрын

You still got a pair if those vans in size 10 ?

@mtgchocolate5641 Жыл бұрын

@@jessiemartinez3056 No that was a long time ago 25+ years

@jessiemartinez3056 Жыл бұрын

@@mtgchocolate5641 oh ok just thought to ask.. LOL

@Nomad_Skateboarding Жыл бұрын

Thank you Salman for this! So sick to hear these stories for the first time! My own anecdote: There were definitely people skating switch in the early 90's! I started skating in 1980, and rode switch from day one. I spent the next most of my life being laughed at when I would tell people that the body doesn't care which way you go sideways! I rode the original 'popsicle', the Double Vision, just because it was the only symmetrical board in the 80's at the time (sorry Mike V! The Barnyard deck came after!) to skate switch. So stoked to see skating finally catching up! All the years wasted by so many because they just do what others tell them, which is the antithesis of what skating is about to me. :)

@jeffbond5062 Жыл бұрын

I got to witness Salman skate the small vert ramp at ramp club San Jose. Really fun sessions. His front side alley op 50-50 was gnar

@dannyblitz2122 Жыл бұрын

We had a rad public, steel mini with extensions in the early 90s and the snake sessions were insane

@ryankuhn926 Жыл бұрын

Hot one’s colab with the new pizza joint using the last dab sauce. Make it happen Roger!!

@edwardduarte7393 Жыл бұрын

Pizza Nizza in DTLA I love it!! Use to go all the time.

@erichanhauser3190 Жыл бұрын

I still have a Salman Agah Vans tshirt from the mid 90s. This is cool episode. Again, killing it.

@jamelgriffin9216 Жыл бұрын

Salman Algah looking like old dude from “UP” 😅 👊🏾

@michaelmoses4901 Жыл бұрын

haha I recognized that but couldn't place it!

@whitelotusskateboardcompan9373 Жыл бұрын

That was fresh! Mad love and respect 🙏

@goldwold Жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite decks was my Real Salman Agah blue and purple striped with a little camel on it.

@robthegod9062 Жыл бұрын

That camel board was pretty dope. Iconic. It was everywhere. Loved it

@nelsonp2273 Жыл бұрын

This was so inspiring! Made me wanna go skate and eat pizza lol

@BobWeaver3000 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys, awesomeness

@TheArts19 Жыл бұрын

Agah 8.75" Flight Powell Peralta, Indy 169, Bones Hawk SPF 84B 60mm, Bones Swiss bearings. That's wassup.

@randyrhodesjr1745 Жыл бұрын

Long time coming 🔥💯🙏🖤

@WoodPusher18 Жыл бұрын

When y'all gonna do one with Elijah berle , Kevin Bradley, or Aiden Mackey, we need those asap ❗

@eek412 Жыл бұрын

The first Thrasher ever bought was with him on the cover

@JohnnygSawyer Жыл бұрын

Killer Episode! Thank you Salmon and everyone. P S. I have the Black Label Pizza face in my collection 😁

@erichanhauser3190 Жыл бұрын

Yup. I miss the snake sessions on the vert ramp. Knew someone was gonna bail & drop in.

@michaelgibis Жыл бұрын

Such a good episode - Salman Agah had a huge influence on me as a young skater and still has 🔥

@Skriot Жыл бұрын

How about a Rob Mertz interview?

@mikefilicky7961 Жыл бұрын

Had Salmon's pro shoe in full burgundy swede colorway...first pro model vans I ever had...so sick I rocked em hard in 94'!!

@kijnek Жыл бұрын

Nice episode. Thank you.

@erichanhauser3190 Жыл бұрын

Jeron looks so happy. Makes me happy.

@thetruthishidden6039 Жыл бұрын

Really wish they could have gone into the "enemy of the state" regarding small business in Cali. Some of us, outside of the state see the things going on there, and are just in awe. In a bad way... Generally speaking. Awesome interview guys

@Lmay97 Жыл бұрын

No mention of the cast he had on for years???

@jessiemartinez3056 Жыл бұрын

Yeah remember that in all the mags

@BradConroy_guitar Жыл бұрын

Glad that I grew up in this era of skating.

@ryanrowe1975 Жыл бұрын

Great episode

@thomasrainbow Жыл бұрын

Wow so good and so much wisdom! Legendary skateboarder!

@nathanskates98 Жыл бұрын

This was so good, wish this dude all the best in his business.. seems like a great dude

@mattimaranda9638 Жыл бұрын

SOTY!!! By the way, thanks for ripping in Label Kills...that video was huge for me growing up.

@deespecv9214 Жыл бұрын

Dude was so graceful, with his cast and all.

@darklight4815 Жыл бұрын

So many legends on this show my dudes....and Nine Club pizza with 9 toppings...for 9 dollars

@thomasrainbow Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Legend!

@thinglizzy2718 Жыл бұрын

Carlos did Nollie back 180 into a smith grind on the A frame rail at Tampa Pro this weekend, that’s a variation of the trick they were talking about. I do believe Tim O’ Connor called it a Nollie Barley grind. Also I got to meet Kelly for a second at Tampa, Totally genuine dude

@cedbea6135 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing guest ! thanks 9 club

@StumpyMason_ Жыл бұрын

Very special!!

@johnnydias6950 Жыл бұрын

BEST NINE CLUB YET 🔥

@clyde19788 Жыл бұрын

kelly, was that spot with the manual pads you would skate in laguna niguel in a parking lot underneath a liquor store? i have a feeling it is as the only other underground in south county was the mission viejo city hall underground.